Press Release on one of M&A West's Investment Companies
- M&A West owns a 20% stake in Ronlan Entertainment
OAKLAND, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Aug. 25, 2000--San Francisco Bay Area-based Ronlan Entertainment
announced today that "VIP Status" will make its debut on the video music channel "The Box" on Aug. 25, 2000.
"VIP Status" is the first hit single from rapping sensation DenGee off their debut album, "DenGee Livin," which is burning up
the charts and creating a major buzz throughout the urban music industry.
Since the album's debut on May 23, 2000, "VIP Status" has been gaining support on national airways with powerhouse
radio stations such as KWIN in the Stockton/Modesto area, KQBT in Austin and KMEL out of San Francisco, which has
given "VIP Status" more than 260 spins to date. Other markets that have shown a strong reaction to DenGee's first single
include Detroit, Cleveland, Sacramento and San Diego.
DenGee's critically acclaimed album "DenGee Livin" has been featured in The Source Magazine's "Mic Check" section and
has received outstanding reviews in Rap Pages and Rap Sheet magazines.
Currently, DenGee is on tour. Performing tonight in Portland, Ore., the duo is going to end the summer with a bang, playing
shows in Seattle, Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Dallas, Houston and Detroit.
With the "VIP Status" video currently playing around the country on local video programs, its debut on The Box provides a
national level of exposure.
"The success so far of DenGee and their music is fantastic," said Landis Graden, president and CEO of Ronlan
Entertainment. "It's truly exciting to see this raw talent from the streets grow into something unique; something that the
people respond to and see as their own voice. DenGee is that voice, and we're just getting started!"
The Box's selection number for "VIP Status" is No. 242.
About The Box
The Box Music Network is the world's only interactive, all-music basic cable channel that caters to the musical tastes of
any audience, market by market. Music mixes are programmed to specific market demographics across the nation
providing the sound viewers want to hear. That means in Cleveland, Ohio viewers are treated to an Urban music mix, while
around the corner in Dayton, The Box airs a mixture of Pop and Rock titles. Viewers choose what they want to see, or sit
back and watch what others in their area are programming. Box programming never includes "lifestyle" segments, meaning
viewers see as many as ten videos each hour. Music is the lifestyle at The Box Music Network, 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week. The Box's Web site is at www.thebox.com.
About DenGee
DenGee (Den-Fenn, a.k.a. Alvin Dennis Thomas, Jr. and G-Nutt, a.k.a. Gregory Savoy Brown) is an over-the-top hip-hop
duo that is "unashamedly ghetto and proud of it." DenGee grew up in the suburbs of Oakland, California. Their message is
raw and street-smart, packaged into a record that is currently blowing the lids off the music charts, nightclubs and radio
stations with lashing beats and a virtual torrent of lyrical rhythm.
About Ronlan Entertainment
Ronlan Entertainment was formed in Oakland, California in 1999. The company's mission is to introduce new and unique
musical talent to their record label via the Internet and other conventional methods. Ronlan Entertainment is poised to be
an industry leader in the field of online musical talent and a cultivator of new and diverse artists spanning every genre of the
industry.
Technology holding company M&A West Inc. (OTCBB:MAWI) owns a 20% stake in Ronlan Entertainment. Currently,
Ronlan and M&A West are fine-tuning Volumecity.com (www.volumecity.com), a cutting edge online entertainment site
that will showcase Ronlan's up-and-coming and current talents and give artists an opportunity to audition online for a
recording contract with Ronlan.
Volumecity.com will use the MP3 format introduced my MP3.com Inc. (Nasdaq:MPPP) that is being widely accepted
throughout the online community as the premiere method for recording and playing audio files.
Other companies involved in this sector include Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE), Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX), The
Seagram Company Ltd. (NYSE:VO) and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS).
Additional news and information about Ronlan Entertainment may be found on the company's Web site at www.ronlan.com.
About M&A West Inc.
M&A West Inc. has several business objectives. The company wants to position itself as a leader in the acquisition and
development of Internet and technology companies. M&A West also provides seed capital to newly emerging growth
companies. Through a network of related companies, it can offer both its portfolio companies and other emerging micro-cap
companies a full line of business services to increase the awareness of their business.
Other companies in this space include Internet Capital Group Inc. (Nasdaq:ICGE), CMGI Inc. (Nasdaq:CMGI), Devine
Interventures (Nasdaq:DVIN) and Rare Medium (Nasdaq:RRRR).
M&A West Inc.'s portfolio of investments includes: eBusiness solutions company Digital Bridge Inc. (OTCBB:DBGI)
(www.digitalbridge.com), online financial services firm VLDC Technologies (OTC:PCLO) (www.pcloans.com), music
entertainment company Ronlan Entertainment (www.ronlan.com), Workfire Networks Inc. (www.workfire.com), venture
capital portal VentureList.com (www.venturelist.com), Internet service provider Sierra-Net, electronic communications
network eCapX.com (www.ecapx.com), stock research engine InvestorPackages.com (www.investorpackages.com), and
computer security services provider InvincibleNet.com (www.invinciblenet.com).
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CONTACT: Ronlan Entertainment
Landis Graden, 510/633-1155
or
ESP Public Relations
Edna or Damian Bruce, 310/827-9727
esppr@aol.com
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